The 4th round of the Tonisport Onroad Series was held at the AMC Hamm outdoor track. In the Touring Car Modified class Serpent’s Marc Fischer took the TQ after the qualifiers from Christopher Krapp (Tamiya) and Thimo Weissbauer (Serpent). In the triple A-mains Marc underlined his dominant performance by making a clean sweep to take the overall win from Christopher and Thimo.
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The second round of the North German Nitro On-road Regionals was held in Hildesheim this past weekend. In the 1/10th 200mm Touring class Rico Kröber (Capricorn) took the TQ after the qualifiers in front of Lars Hoppe (Shepherd) and Kristof Sielaff (KM). In the 30 minute final Lars Hoppe took the win from Kristof Sielaff and Bernd Hasselbring but due to Lars’ car not complying with the technical regulations he got disqualified which handed Kristof the day’s win. Bernd gained the runner-up spot while TQ Rico Kröber rounded out the podium in 3rd.
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The 2015 Toykar Futaba OS Jakarta Open will be held on the Jakarta International Twin Circuit, Indonesia on June 6th to 7th in the two classes of 1/8th Nitro On-road and 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring. The annual event each year attracts both experienced drivers and entry-level racers alike with the latter being highly encouraged to take part at the event that always offers a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. More information and registration can be found on the official event site by clicking here.
Naoto Matsukura took an easy win in the opening A-Main at the Euro Offroad Series season #4 finale. Starting from the TQ positon, the Kyosho driver finished almost 7-seconds clear of second placed Martin Bayer with Michal Orlowski completing the Top 3. While up front the race was rather processional, further back all the attention focused on the title battle between Lee Martin and Joern Neumann, the pair clashing early on. In the end it was Martin who would be the top finisher in 4th with Neumann finishing 6th behind Martin’s new Yokomo team-mate Marc Rheinard. Commenting on his race Matsukura had little to say other than he ‘drove safe’ and he needs to ‘do same again once more’ to get the overall win he predicted when he topped seeding practice.
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Naoto Matsukura is Top Qualifier at the Euro Offroad Series season finale. Making his Kyosho debut in the championship, the Japanese star secured his 7th EOS overall TQ when he topped the times for a third time in the fourth & final round of qualifying at the Hudy Racing Arena. Lining up behind him will be former team-mate Lee Martin, the Yokomo driver’s quest to add to 4WD Championship to the 2WD title he won at the previous round in Austria, looking good with defending champion Joern Neumann starting fifth. Winner when the EOS travelled to the Slovakian event last season, Martin Bayer will start 3rd while yesterday’s 2WD winner Michal Orloswki lines up fourth on the grid for the triple A-Mains.
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US RC car governing body ROAR have announced an immediate update of their 1/10th buggy wheel rules. After banning the new style 2.4″ buggy rims back in Summer 2014 ROAR have now declared them legal for all ROAR sanctioned events such as the forthcoming Nationals. This means both the traditional 2.2″ rims as well as the new 2.4″ or 61mm diameter wheels are allowed as are the respective tyres.
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Naoto Matsukura took the 2nd and 3rd round of qualifying at the Euro Offroad Series finale at the Hudy Racing Arena. Having thrown away at TQ run in the opening qualifier when he crashed on his final lap, the Kyosho driver would come back to post two convincing TQ runs leaving the Japanese ace poised to claim the overall TQ in Slovakia. Behind Matsukura, Q3 would see a repeat of the Q2 Top 3 with Martin Bayer 2nd fastest and Q1 pace setter Lee Martin third. For defending champion Joern Neumann, the latest two qualifiers would prove challenging. Suffering a stripped diff gear in Q2, nursing his Serpent home in P12, after rebuilding the diff and fitting all new bearings for Q3. After just two warm-up laps however one of the bearings would seize leaving the German a non-starter with his hopes a fourth consecutive EOS 4WD title fading and going in the favour of Martin.
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Title protagonist Lee Martin has taken the opening round of 4WD qualifying at the Euro Offroad Series season finale in Slovakia. Chasing the championship double, the 2WD Champion topped the times from last year’s Hudy Racing Arena winner Martin Bayer and qualifying top seed Naoto Matsukura. With Martin himself somewhat surprised by the result, it was a significant first strike for the Yokomo driver as title rival & defending champion Joern Neumann set the fourth fastest time. With both drivers coming into the event tied on points, the title will effectively be decided by which of the two driver finishes higher in this evening’s A-Main.
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